56 pages • 1 hour read
Richard OsmanThe Bullet That Missed
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How would you compare and/or contrast the friendships between the residents of Coopers Chase, police partners, and the cast of South East Tonight?
How could new friendships and revived old friendships be compared and/or contrasted?
How are television, social media, and internet browsing explored in the novel? What role does each play?
How would you compare and/or contrast the role of books in both mysteries?
How would you compare and contrast the different approaches to the craft of writing? How are Joyce’s and Andrew’s processes of writing different? How are they similar?
Most of the characters in The Bullet That Missed have reached retirement age. Select three characters and explore how Osman presents issues of aging. How do these characters handle aging? What challenges do they face?
How are stereotypes about masculinity presented? How are they subverted?
How does Osman make his characters likable? What qualities and actions make the reader want to be friends with the Thursday Murder Club?
How is humor used in the novel? What keeps the tone light and cozy?
How does this novel expand or develop the universe established in the previous installments of the Thursday Murder Club series?
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